On June 9th (Sunday), the Divine Liturgy and Memorial Service were held at the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior in Gapyeong, to mark the second anniversary of Metropolitan Sotirios’ passing. Both Rev. Father Antonios Woo Jong-Hyun along with Father Jeremy Cho Kyung-Jin celebrated the Divine Liturgy...
- Jun2024
The Spring International Food Festival 2024
June 7, 2024
On Sunday, May 26, 2024, the Spring International Food Festival was held, just as every year, in the courtyard of St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul, with the participation of many countries, including Korea, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Uzbekistan, Greece, Lebanon, America, and Canada. The event began immediately after the end...
The Construction and painting work at the Monastery of the Holy Transfiguration in Gapyeong has been completed
June 7, 2024
From May 14th to 22nd, the monastery’s exterior walls were repaired by filling in gaps, waterproofing, and installing eaves to prevent water flow. The necessary repairing work has resolved a long-standing problem of water leaking through the interior walls and into the basement. We thank God and all those...
- May2024
On Saturday of Bright Week, 11th May, members of “Syndesmos”, accompanied by Fr. Antonios Lim and the Metropolitan of Korea and Exarch of Japan Ambrosios, visited the campus of the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) at Yong-in. There, the members of “Syndesmos” were guided around the University’s campus and...
On the afternoon of April 28, 2024, the Procession of the Bridegroom began, thus inaugurating this year’s Holy Week, as well as the week of the Lord’s Passion and His Resurrection. Every day the arranged Holy Services were held, morning and afternoon, and the faithful came and took part in...
EASTER MESSAGE 2024
May 3, 2024
Dearest Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, The proclamation “Christ is Risen” is the most hopeful message ever heard by humanity. Furthermore, this proclamation carries a missionary dimension par excellence, because the Resurrection of Christ is the greatest proof for people to believe that Christ is the only true God,...
PATRIARCHAL ENCYCLICAL FOR HOLY PASCHA 2024
May 2, 2024
Prot. No. 244 + B A R T H O L O M E W BY GOD’S MERCY ARCHBISHOP OF CONSTANTINOPLE-NEW ROME AND ECUMENICAL PATRIARCH TO THE PLENITUDE OF THE CHURCH: MAY THE GRACE, PEACE AND MERCY OF CHRIST RISEN IN GLORY BE WITH YOU ALL * * *...
Group Baptisms Before Easter
May 2, 2024
On Lazarus Saturday, in the holy church of St. Maximos the Greek, Orthros and a Baptismal Divine Liturgy were celebrated, during which ten new members entered the Church of Christ through the Sacraments of Holy Baptism and Chrismation. Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan presided over the Holy...
- Apr2024
2024 Schedule for Holy Week and Pascha
April 24, 2024
ORTHODOX METROPOLIS OF KOREA AND EXARCHATE OF JAPAN St. Nicholas Cathedral in Seoul Schedule for Holy Week and Pascha Palm Sunday, 4/28 8:45-11:30 am, Orthros and Divine Liturgy of St. John Chrysostom 1:30 pm, Service of the “Bridegroom” Holy Monday, 4/29 6 pm, Service of the “Bridegroom” Holy Tuesday, 4/30...
On Monday, April 1, 2024, Metropolitan Ambrosios of Korea and Exarch of Japan, accompanied by Fr. Antonios Lim and theologian Eleni Cho, visited Ansan City, upon invitation, to meet with representatives of the student’s parents at the “4/16 Sewol Families for Truth and A Safer Society” office, who drowned on...